42+ Patriotism Howard Zinn Quotes PNG. Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. American historian, playwright, and socialist thinker.

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January 27, 2010, at the age of 88 0. Enjoy 3 quotations by howard zinn. In fact, if patriotism means being true to the principles for which your country is supposed to stand, then certainly the right to dissent is one of those principles.

As part of the upcoming documentary justify my war, howard zinn speaks about the meaning of patriotism.

Patriotism becomes the order of the day, and those who question the war are seen as traitors, to be silenced and imprisoned. They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one's country. While some people think that dissent is unpatriotic, i would argue that dissent is the highest form of patriotism. A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.